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Teenager Injured After Crashing ATV

05/13/2013 -
9:50 AM

A teenager was injured on Saturday night after crashing his ATV because of poor visibility conditions.

On Saturday night, the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office were notified of an ATV crash that had taken place on 300th Street in Saint Martin Township. According to the police report, 16-year-old Mitchell Robert Funk of Melrose was following 15-year-old Benjamin Alvin Blongien of Freeport on his ATV when Blongien stopped his ATV and Funk crashed into him. Funk’s ATV rolled multiple times and Funk was thrown from the machine.

Funk was brought to the Melrose Hospital by family and was treated for minor injuries. No helmets were worn during the crash.